mods tracks that came with it are far more entertaining than any tracks in mariokart ( all the ones after 64 anyway ) customizable characters and tracks too. also means unlimited of both game-play is very similar but slightly deeper considering you can have 3 tiers to each weapon graphics are not the best ps3 has to offer but def comparable if not better than any mariokart game online community....i dont even need to elaborate on this

so please tell me, other than using iconic characters, in what ways can mariokart even come close lol?

To be honest, LBP Karting doesn't look like the developers best work. Doesn't look fun at all to me. That being said, there is are plenty of other greater games out there right now that can be found for less.

True, somewhat. It just depends. My Walmart wasn't too hard to get around last year.. they did a good job separating the "big sale" items in the store and having sales start at various times. They have so much stuff on sale this year it's going to be pure hell dealing with Walmart. Gotta save $$$ somehow, though.